In a remarkable show of courage, grit and determination, WanderSafe, Founder, Creator and CEO Stephenie Rodriguez is continuing her recovery from cerebral malaria and septic shock amid the ongoing backdrop of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Rodriguez contracted malaria after being bitten by an infected mosquito during a WanderSafe business trip to Lagos, Nigeria in September 2019.

It wasn’t until another business trip to the US soon after that she collapsed because of the illness and fell into a coma.

Speaking to TRBusiness from the Prince of Wales Private Hospital in Sydney, Australia as part of our Adapt & Survive Skype video series, Rodriguez said: “I fought for my life for two weeks in a coma because of the malaria parasite in my blood.

“During the coma, I was given medication which kept me alive but caused collateral damage to my hands and feet.”

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